20Remuneration

20 Remuneration

Entitlement to charge (1) A Public Interest Advocate may charge remuneration for the time spent by the Public Interest Advocate in the performance of his or her role as a Public Interest Advocate. (2) Such remuneration is to be borne: (a) in respect of a request for a journalist information warrant by the Director‑General of Security—by the Organisation; and (b) in respect of an application for a journalist information warrant by an enforcement agency—by the enforcement agency. Rate of remuneration (3) A Public Interest Advocate may charge for remuneration: (a) per day—at the daily rate payable to senior counsel without the approval of the Attorney‑General, as set out in Appendix D of the Legal Services Directions 2017; and (b) per hour—at one‑sixth of the maximum daily rate mentioned in paragraph (a), up to a maximum of 6 hours per day.